everybody’s talkin

‘“Living it on your own terms. Truly an authentic artist. Well done Mark Dvorak.”

Mike Shields, Cleveland OH

“Many thanks for your fantastic concert two Sundays ago. I was so impressed with your musicianship as well as your ‘good sportsmanship’ - you were flexible when we were forced to reschedule, you arrived on time in lousy weather, you were easy to work with and you put on a great show!

“You welcomed everyone into the library with a gentle rendition of ‘Jingle Bells’ during a late-spring snowstorm and then entranced everyone from the get-go. How cool was it that that one woman’s entire family came to honor her late father? And your duet at the end with Marge - WOW! We’ll likely work together again soon!”

Sarah Vessalo, Park Ridge IL Public Library

“We really enjoyed your concert, a perfect fit for The Admiral I think. The easy going atmosphere you brought and the fun old songs were just right. You’re not just fooling around with that guitar either, and I love your banjo playing. Uncle Win would have loved it… Thanks!”

Acoustic Roots Workshop

Folklorist John Lomax recorded a woman known only as Dink, singing her version of this song while washing clothes near the Brazos River in Texas in the early 20th century. Old Town School cofounder Win Stracke loved the song and the anonymity of its creator. Performed here by Win, accompanied by Richard Pick. From the 1961 LP “Americana.”